NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Blog Post How Colorado Stayed a Massive Rollback in Water Protections and What It Could Mean for the Rest of the Country Jul 2020 | By Chad Lord The Trump administration overturned the Clean Water Rule last month, but legal action — or congressional intervention — could restore these critical protections.
• Press Release NPCA Joins Nationwide Coalition Lawsuit to Defend the People’s Environmental Law Jul 2020 Represented by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, 20 organizations challenge the Trump administration’s assault on the National Environmental Policy Act.
• Blog Post The Other Washington Monument Jul 2020 | By Jennifer Errick The marble obelisk on the National Mall is one of the country’s most famous structures — but it is not the oldest monument honoring America’s first president. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Advances Disastrous Pebble Mine Near Bristol Bay Jul 2020 This dangerous gamble favors international mining interests over people, parks and Bristol Bay’s salmon run and the billion-dollar Bristol Bay fisheries it sustains.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments Jul 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
• Press Release Interior Favors Industry with Mining Road Approved through America’s Wildest National Park & Preserve Jul 2020 The Department of Interior is turning a blind eye to the Park Service’s mission and rolling out the red carpet to international mining companies
• Blog Post The 5 Best Things That Happened for Parks This Summer Jul 2020 ICYMI: Even amid a global pandemic and months of bad news, advocates won huge victories for our national parks and the people who love them.
• Press Release NPCA Celebrates Park Victory Decades in the Making Jul 2020 House Passes Historic Bill to Fix our National Parks and Protect More Public Lands
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act to Safeguard Wild Nature, Tribal Lands Near Glacier National Park Jul 2020 The Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act preserves both the natural heritage and the cultural significance of the area, which is home to many of the Blackfeet Nation’s origin stories
• Blog Post 'The Struggle of a Lifetime' Jul 2020 | By Theresa Pierno Congressman John Lewis dedicated his life to the fight for justice and civil rights — and today we also remember him as a stalwart champion of America's national parks.
• Blog Post Exactly Where We’re Meant to Be Jul 2020 | By Sergio Moncada How a weeklong celebration of people who look like me can create a greater sense of belonging for the Latinx community in the outdoors.
• Press Release Administration to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks Jul 2020 "The administration’s rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act is one of their most egregious acts to undermine environmental protections & the public voice." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Victory: 9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Jul 2020 Court of appeals sends U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service back to the drawing board to protect Yellowstone and Grand Teton grizzly bears
• Press Release Victory for the Appalachian Trail: Energy Companies Cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline Jul 2020 National park advocates joined communities along the trail in calling for an end to this risky, irresponsible energy project, and their voices made a difference.
• Press Release Interior scraps plans to recover grizzly bears into North Cascades Jul 2020 A purely political decision ignores science, Park Service recommendations, and overwhelming public support
• Press Release Administration’s Aggressive Environmental Rollbacks Are Putting National Parks in Peril Jul 2020 The impacts of the administration’s actions to the health of our national parks and communities, the air we breathe, and the water we drink could be irreparable.
• Blog Post 4 Ways to Help Parks — from Wherever You Are Jul 2020 | By Theresa Pierno The administration continues to wage a series of unrelenting attacks on national parks, despite ongoing public crises.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives prior to an anticipated vote. 
• Press Release EPA Approves Weak Texas Haze Plan, Promoting More Air Pollution for our Communities and National Parks Jun 2020 The agency charged with protecting public health and our environment continues to go to great lengths to weaken our nation’s clean air laws.
• Press Release Appeals Court Ruling Upholds Air Permit for Proposed Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jun 2020 Today’s ruling is a major setback for the preservation of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and all it protects. 
• Press Release NPCA to Benefit from Breckenridge Brewery “Pints for Parks” Program Jun 2020 A portion of proceeds from every pint of Breckenridge Brewery beer sold across the U.S. will go to support National Park Conservation Association's park protection work.
• Blog Post Erased by History: The Seldom-Told Stories at 6 Nationally Significant Sites Jun 2020 | By Elliot Richardson Black LGBTQ people have long made history in America. Why don’t we know the names of these people and places?
• Blog Post ‘Nobody’s Free Unless We’re All Free’ Jun 2020 | By Alison Simko Students connect virtually with their history at Stonewall through NPCA Zoom programs.
• Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands Jun 2020 For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off. 

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